Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Terns :: Roseate Tern

Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii

Described by: Montagu (1813)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, North Carolina, USA - Jul 11, 2003 © William Hull  Lady Elliot Island, Queensland, Australia - Dec, 2003 © Tom Tarrant  Lady Elliot Island, Queensland, Australia - Dec, 2003 © Tom Tarrant  Lady Elliot Island, Queensland, Australia - Dec, 2003 © Tom Tarrant  Lady Elliot Island, Queensland, Australia - Nov, 2006 © Tom Tarrant 
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Range

Worldwide distribution in the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, w. and sw. Pacific Ocean;
Fragmented distribution;
(1) E. and w. North Atlantic Ocean coasts of Europe (British Isles, Denmark, nw. and s. France), Azores, Madeira and Canary Is., Senegambia, Somalia, Kenya, South Africa, Madagascar, coastal Malay Peninsula, se. China (Fukien and n. Kwantung), Greater Sundas and North America in e. Canada (Nova Scotia) and the United State from Maine s. to Florida, Bermuda, and is. in the Caribbean (Somebrero Is.).
Winters along the coasts of France, Spain, Portugal, w. Africa from Morocco to Nigeria and in e. Africa from the Red Sea and Arabia s. to South Africa and Madagascar and the West Indies (Bahamas, Abaco Sound) and n. South America is. of n. Venezuela from Netherlands Antilles to Los Roques and is. off n. Honduras. Recorded off e. Brazil (ne. Bahia).
(2) Seychelles and Mascarene Is.
(3) Sri Lanka and Andaman Is.
(4) Moluccas and n. and w. coasts of Australia (w. Western Australia (Abrolhos Islands and Carnarvon Harbor), Northern Territory to s. Queensland (Lady Elliot Island)).
(5) Ryukyu, Taiwan and Lan Yu Is., cw. Philippines (Calamian Is. and Palawan), Kai and Solomon Is.

Videos

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Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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